HeyJaredKim Bannerman: Dispatch from the Island
I often stumble over interesting trivia while researching my Circus Salmagundi mystery novels. If you enjoy monsters, mythology, and the history of the West Coast, then you might like it here.
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Occasionally, I’ll reference a real person in my historical fiction novels, but I try to do this obliquely, never directly. A fictional character might mention a shop owned by a historical person, or a celebrity of the era, or a singer they admire, but for the most part, I’ve shied away from speaking in the voices of the past. I love recreating places, landscapes, and disasters, but re-imagining a human being as a fictional character seems tricky.But challenge is good, right?Maker of Widows begi
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